by Susan | Aug 18, 2010 | Frogs Are Green contests, Kids Art Contest, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Read about Frogs, Salamanders, Teaching Kids about Frogs
It’s back-to-school time and we’d like to introduce you to a few notable children’s books about frogs and other amphibians published recently: THE FROG SCIENTIST by Pamela S. Turner, photographs by Andy Comins (Houghton Mifflin, 2009) This book,...
by Susan | Aug 13, 2010 | Frog posters, Frogs and the Rainforest, Learn about Frogs, Rainforest Frogs
Susan and I are hosting family and friends this week and so will be re-running a few posts from this past year. It’s been a HOT summer in the NYC area. We thought we’d re-post a holiday post to remind us of cooler days ahead. Also, if you’re a...
by Susan | Aug 11, 2010 | Chemicals in the Environment
As Susan and I are hosting family and friends, we are reposting a couple of posts this week from the past year. We’ve updated this post with new material below. This post originally ran in January 2010. I’ve always had a sentimental attachment to...
by Susan | Aug 9, 2010 | Living a Frog-Friendly Life
As Susan and I are hosting family and friends, we are reposting a couple of our favorite or most popular posts this week. We have edited the posts for the season or to update some material. Enjoy and hope you’re having a great summer! It’s that time of the...
by Susan | Aug 5, 2010 | frog exhibits
If you live in England or are visiting England this summer, you might want to hop over to the Paignton Zoo, which yesterday launched the Amphibian Ark exhibit, The event was hosted by actor and musician Anthony Head (the cool Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire...
by Susan | Aug 3, 2010 | Chytrid disease, People Helping Frogs and Toads
The Colorado Division of Wildlife is struggling to save a local amphibian from extinction—the four-inch boreal toad. Once abundant, it is one of many frog species worldwide threatened with extinction by the chytrid fungus, an infectious disease that is devastating...
